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Edwards, Michael C.; Cheavens, Jennifer S.; Heiy, Jane E.; Cukrowicz, Kelly C. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is one of the most widely used measures of depressive symptoms in research today. The original psychometric work in support of the CES-D (Radloff, 1977) described a 4-factor model underlying the 20 items on the scale. Despite a long history of evidence supporting this structure,…
Descriptors: Test Items, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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Rivera-Medina, Carmen L.; Caraballo, Jose Noel; Rodriguez-Cordero, Eli R.; Bernal, Guillermo; Davila-Marrero, Elixmahir – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: The authors of this study aimed to evaluate 2-factor structures for the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) reported in the literature to determine which one proves to be a better fit with the data on low-income Puerto Ricans living on the island. Method: The sample consisted of 3,504 civilian noninstitutionalized…
Descriptors: Low Income, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit
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Dumenci, Levent; Windle, Michael – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1996
The latent trait-state model for estimating stable and changing components of depressive symptomatology in adolescents was studied by investigating the factorial structure of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale on 4 occasions with 805 high school students. Findings are discussed with regard to depressive mood fluctuations among…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Estimation (Mathematics), Factor Analysis